Lenox (Harrison) Pilkington (1658 - 1706)

Born 6 Feb 1658 in Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of George Smith — married 22 Oct 1674 in Hemingbrough, Yorkshire, England

Wife of Lyon Pilkington 3rd Bt — married Mar 1688 in Yorkshire, England

Died 17 Jul 1706 at age 48 in England

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Biography

Lenox (Harrison) Pilkington was born in Acaster Selby, Yorkshire, England.

Lenox Harrison was born on 6 February 1658.^[1][2] She was the daughter and only child and heir^[2] of Cuthbert Harrison of Acaster Selby, Yorkshire,^[3] and Lenox Langdale.^[1][4] Her mother died giving birth to her.^[1]

She was baptised in 1658 in Stillingfleet, Yorkshire.^{[1][2][5][6][7]}

On 22 October 1674 in Hemingbrough, Yorkshire, she married George Smith of Osgodby, Yorkshire.^{[1][2][3][4][8][9][10][11]}

George and Lenox had two sons:^[2][4]

1. Harrison Smith died unmarried
2. Jeremiah Smith

Her husband, George Smith, passed away in 1681.^[2]

Lenox married, as her second husband and as his second wife, Sir Lyon Pilkington, 3rd Baronet,^[1][2][4] with a marriage settlement dated 18 March 1688/89.^[3]

Sir Lyon Pilkington and Lenox did not have any children.^[4]

Lenox was the sole heir of her father when he passed away in 1699.^[1][4][12]

Lady Lenox Pilkington died on 17 July 1706^[1][2][4] and was buried in the southeast chantry at Hemingbrough on 22 July.^[2][4] Administration was granted to her husband on 22 April 1707.^[2][13]

Her son Harrison predeceased her. Upon her second marriage, Lenox added a covenant granting her ancestral lands, except Turnham Hall which she left Jeremiah, to her husband and his children. Vicar Potter stated in 1750 that

Tradition yet says that she was ill-used by both her husbands, and for quietness' sake gave up all her estate to them from her own relations.^[4]

It may be that she was aware of Jeremiah's excessive spending and wild ways and did this to protect the estate.^[4] Either way, the lands passed on to other families.

It appears that her father cared very much for her. Before her marriage to Sir Lyon Pilkington, Cuthbert established a trust to provide Lenox with a separate income to her husband. Her father died the following year and Lenox's husband legally claimed her inheritance. He then abandoned Lenox but she was still entitled to the trust set up by her father.^[14]

Research Notes

• Lenox is not the sister of Burr Harrison. She was the only child and sole heir of her father Cuthbert Harrison. Cody-939 07:54, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
• The Peerage incorrectly states that she died without issue. Cody-939 07:54, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Pedigree: Dugdale, Sir William (1899) Visitation of Yorkshire, with additions, Vol 3 p81 Dugdale's Pedigree of Harrison of Acaster, York 13 Sep 1665
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Pedigree and Family History: Burton, Thomas & Raine, James (1888) The history and antiquities of the parish of Hemingbrough in the County of York York, Sampson; pp323-324 History and Pedigree of Smith of Osgodby
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Pedigree: Howard, Joseph Jackson & Crisp, Frederick Arthur (1893) Visitation of England and Wales - Notes, Vol 4 p131 Pedigree of Pilkington
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9} Parish History: Burton, Thomas & Raine, James (1888) The history and antiquities of the parish of Hemingbrough in the County of York York, Sampson; pp280-281 Turnham Hall, Hemingbrough
5. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   FamilySearch Record: CNV7-H2MM (accessed 19 May 2022)
   Harrison baptism in 1658 (born Feb 1658) in Stillingfleet, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
6. ↑ Baptism: "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
   FamilySearch Record: 66B8-DR9L (accessed 19 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G96Y-4HM Image number 00310
   Harrison baptism in 1658 (born ? Dec 1658) in Stillingfleet, Yorkshire, England.
7. ↑ Baptism: "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
   FamilySearch Record: 66BH-1XD1 (accessed 19 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-996Y-443 Image number 00307
   Harrison baptism in 1658 (born ? Feb 1658) in Stillingfleet, Yorkshire, England.
8. ↑ Marriage: "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
   FamilySearch Record: NVXZ-FV4 (accessed 19 May 2022)
   Lenox Harrison marriage to George Smith on 22 Oct 1674 in Hemingbrough, Yorkshire, England.
9. ↑ Marriage: "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
   FamilySearch Record: 66GC-5HXC (accessed 19 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9FH-ZWL5 Image number 01274
   Madam Lenox Harison marriage to George Smyth on 22 Oct 1674 in Hemingbrough, Yorkshire, England.
10. ↑ Marriage: "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
    FamilySearch Record: 66GH-SL82 (accessed 19 May 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-996R-QC5X Image number 00275
    Madam Lenox Harison marriage to George Smyth on 22 Oct 1674 in Hemingbrough, Yorkshire, England.
11. ↑ Marriage: "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
    FamilySearch Record: 66GH-S2BW (accessed 19 May 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-996R-QCLR Image number 00225
    Harrison marriage to George Smyth on 22 Oct 1674 in Hemingbrough, Yorkshire, England.
12. ↑ Probate: Calendar of Probate Records taken from the Act Books of the Prerogative Court of York, 1 Dec 1688-30 Apr 1731, and the Deanery of Holderness, 1 Dec 1688-31 Dec 1705.; p80 Cuthbert Harrison of Acaster Malbis
13. ↑ Probate: Calendar of Yorkshire probate records taken from the deanery act books of the exchequer court of York, 1688-1731 p307 Leonard Pilkinton
14. ↑ History: Malay, Jessica L (2014) The Case of Mistress Mary Hampson: Her Story of Marital Abuse and Defiance in Seventeenth Century England; Stanford University Press Introduction p7

See also:

• The Peerage #650047 Lennox Harrison